Two men wanted in Barrhaven sex assault

Ottawa Police are looking for two men after a 19-year-old woman said she was sexually assaulted early Tuesday morning.

Police say the woman was walking alone in a greenspace area between Claridge Drive and Longfields in Barrhaven, around 2 A.M. Tuesday, when two men approached her and sexually assaulted her.

She was able to run away. Nearby residents heard the commotion and called 9-1-1.

The two suspects are white, in their 20s and were wearing baggy pants. They may have been driving what police are calling a small vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Ottawa Police Service Sexual assault and Child Abuse Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5944 or Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477 (TIPS) or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.

There was likely to be many frustrated O-Train users Tuesday morning after service on the Trillium Line was suspended as of 6a.m. OC Transpo says Bus Route 107 is running instead until further notice.
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